Ishikawajima Shibaura Turbine Co. succeeded in manufacture of a gas turbine of 2, 000kW capacity for power station in August, 1955 and it was installed at the Shimozu Refinery of Maruzen oil Co.
Co-operative Studies on practicability of this gas turbine have been made from January 1956 by these companies, and until February 1956 this turbine had been operated for about 8, 500hrs.
The author describes the operating conditions of this gas turbine in detail.
On the deposition of ash in fuel oil on turbine blades, the most troublesome problem in operation, the removal of ash deposit by water washing and steam spraying was investigated.
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